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ffia: lhrcc coins flr nrvisiblyliorn one hand to the other I do rncar,41,ard I do mean;z,i;/11. ?r.tn tio": vou N.d tbt.c halfdolhn. No cxtra cons or gin-

DJa-.." Be.r ",rl \.,h,.. .or. \,lJ r'y yourlefthand.Ore br one.rdNftr thcn rovou palmlp righr hand in an oicnappiig spread. 'flr firt coin is placcd dirccdv into rn "ope!" clssi. palm (i.e..it\ in positio! to be pJmed. but nor yc gripped).Thcn lay thc othcr two coils orro it, onc at : rin,e. sprcd r(Mrd .he f ngen|s I (lig.l). lt.simportantto do all ofthis as openly d you can so rhefe is absoltely no questionin anvone's nind that your hands a.e enrirelv enpty d.ept for the three coins.

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I he :udiencebelievesth.r vou rre holding the dtird coh nside rour cloerl right fist. Crunple,vour right fingers,thcn open the fist in an upwrd{o$ing gestrre(fig.14).1-ollowthe path ofthe imagi naryconrwiih vour q-esasit mvels uprvard,then arcsdo*n owrrd rour leli hand.Trrmakerhc conrreappearatvourltft fingcrtips,curl rour left secondtingtnip ono drc faceof rhe coin nr high finger palm (fig.15). lhe coii n allav clipped beoveenthe secord and third fingerrips.lush inrvrrd nith rour secondfLngerurtil thc coin snapspasrrhe rhid fingertipand hns rhe loweredgeof thc second conrin rhe lan wirh a clink (fig.16).To $e audience,the coin seens ro megicallymaterializear the fingertips(fi9.17).LverFhing mav

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